WELL THE GIRLS
ALL DANCE
WITH THE BOYS
FROM THE CITY
BUT THEY DON'T CARE
TO DANCE WITH ME
BUT IT AIN'T MY FAULT
THAT THE FIELDS
ARE MUDDY
AND THE RED CLAY
STAINS MY FEET
IT'S UNDER MY NAILS
IT'S UNDER MY COLLAR
AND IT SHOWS
ON MY SUNDAY CLOTHES
THOUGH I DO MY BEST
WITH SOAP AND WATER
THE DAMNED OLD DIRT
WON'T GO
AND WHEN I PASS
THROUGH
THE PEARLY GATES
WILL MY GOWN BE GOLD
INSTEAD
OR JUST
A RED CLAY ROBE
WITH RED CLAY WINGS
AND A RED CLAY HALO
FOR MY HEAD
IT'S MUD IN THE SPRING
IT'S DUST
IN THE SUMMER
WHEN IT BLOWS IN
A CRIMSON TIDE
'TIL THE TREES
AND LEAVES
AND THE COWS
ARE THE COLOR
OF THE DIRT
ON THE MOUNTAINSIDE
AND WHEN I PASS
THROUGH
THE PEARLY GATES
WILL MY GOWN BE GOLD
INSTEAD
OR JUST
A RED CLAY ROBE
WITH RED CLAY WINGS
AND A RED CLAY HALO
FOR MY HEAD
NOW JORDAN'S BANKS
ARE RED AND MUDDY
THE ROLLING WATER
IS WIDE
BUT I GOT NO BOAT
SO I'LL BE
GOOD AND MUDDY
WHEN I GET TO
THE OTHER SIDE
AND WHEN I PASS
THROUGH
THE PEARLY GATES
WILL MY GOWN BE GOLD
INSTEAD
OR JUST
A RED CLAY ROBE
WITH RED CLAY WINGS
AND A RED CLAY HALO
FOR MY HEAD
I'LL TAKE
A RED CLAY ROBE
WITH RED CLAY WINGS
AND A RED CLAY HALO
FOR MY HEAD